Paint brush holder



United States Patent 4/1954 Vetterli u [72] Inventor Rudolph.l.Kwiatkowski 816 W. 3rd St, Erie, Pa. 16507 211 Appl.No. 734,979; [22] Filed June6, 1968 {45] Patented Dec.29, 1970 [54] PAINT BRUSH HOLDER 7Clairhs,5Drawing Figs. 7 t 521 u.s.c| 248/113, p I 248/300,248/3l6 51 lnt.Cl. B44d3/l2 [50] FieldofSeareh... 248/113, l'l( );2ll/65' [56] .Relerences Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 979,696 12/1910 Praegerna- 2ll/65X 2,542,409 2/l95l Guenther" 248/226X 2,674,391 4/1954 Davis 248/ll3X 248/113 Primary Examiner-Chancellor E. Harris Attorney-Charles L. Lovercheck ABSTRACT: The paintbrush holder disclosed herein may be made for use on'various sizes of containers, such as gallon buckets, one-quart cans or other sizes of containers. The holder is made up of a spring with a hook attached to one end and an improved bracket attached to the other end. The hook is made of sheet metal and may be hooked under the bottom of a bucket or can. The bracket is made of a sheet of metal or other suitable material. The sheet has a support portion connected to the spring. The edges of the support portion are bent at right angles to the support portion forming the legs of a channel. An arm extends upward from each leg of the channel. The arms are bent upward and toward each other then formed into an arcuate part to receive the handle of a paintbrush. The arms are flared outward from each other to form a cleft to receive the brush. A support portion is bent laterally at right angles to the sheet and a blade portion is struck downward from the support. The blade can be received in the groove in the rim of a paint bucket or it can be received under the groove when the brush is to be supported vertically. Thus,

the holder can be used to support the: brush either vertically or horizontally.

PATENTED DEE29 19m JNVENTOR. RUDOLPH .J. KWIATKOWSKI PAINT BRUSH HOLDER It is, accordingly, an object of the invention to provide an improved paintbrush holder.

Another object of the invention is to provide a paintbrush holder that is simple in construction, economical to manufacture, and simple and efficient to use.

With the above and other objects in view, the present invention consists of the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the form, size, proportions, and minor details of construc tion without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the paintbrush with the paintbrush holder supported thereon,

FIG. 2 is an enlarged isometric view of the paintbrush holder.

FIG. 3 is a view of another embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged view of the holder supported on a paint bucket.

FIG. 5 is a view of another embodiment of the invention.

Now with more particular reference to the drawings, the paintbrush holder shown generally i at is made up of a spring 12 that has a hook 14 attached to one end and a bracket 11 fixed to the other end. The brush holder may be supported on the edge of the can as shown in FIG. 4 with the part 29 underlying the rim 40. The spring has a hook 16 that enters the hole in the hook 14 and the spring has a hook 18 that enters the hole 17in the bracket 11. The brush holder 10 overlies the rim 30 of the bucket 13. The sheet that forms the parallel sup port 32 is bent laterally at right angles to the support portion 33 of the sheet. It is then bent downward to form the parallel part 29 then upward and outward to form the blade portion 30'. The blade 19 is struck down from the hole 20. Arms 23 and 24 extend upwardly from the legs 21 and 22 and are then curved to form the arcuate parts 25 and 26 which define generally a circle between them and their upper ends terminate in the cars 27 and 28.

In use the holder may be supported on a paint bucket as shown in FIGS. 1 or 4, that is, the hook may be hooked under the lower part of the bucket as shown in FIG. 1 and the bracket supported over the rim with the support portion resting parallel to the sides of the bucket as shown in FIG. I, and the support portion 32 overlying the upper edge of the rim an and the parallel part 29 resting inside the rim of the bucket. When the brush holder is put in position shown in FIG. 4 to hold the brush vertically, the parallel part 29 will rest inside the rim and the blade 19 will also lend its support.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 3, an artists brush support is shown. The brush 131 is shown supported on the bracket 110, the bracket being supported on a palette 113. The palette is of the type that will be familiar to those skilled in the art and the bracket has the support portion 133 with the end portion 129 bent back generally perpendicular to and spaced from the support portion 133. The brush holders 125 and 126 are generally of the form of the arcuate parts. The end of the support portion 133 is bent upwardly at right angles at 134 and has the notches I35 and 136 in it to receive brushes as indicated in FIG. 3.

The embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 5 shows a brush holder made up of bracket 111, which is formed from a single sheet and has the support portion 132 bent laterally and the legs 121 and 122 bent at right angles to the support portion 133.

The arcuate parts 125 and 126 define struck-out a circle which terminate at their upper ends in the diverging ears 125 and 126.

A ledge 150 is formed by the struck-out portion 151, which is struck out from the slot 152 and extends upwardly and away from the support portion 133. Thus, this ledge 150 may be disposed under an outwardly extending rolled lip of a paint can and the support portion 131 can overlie this rim, whereby the clip will be held in a position similar to that shown in FIG. 1.

The foregoing specification sets forth the invention in its preferred practical forms but the structure shown is capable of modification within a range of equivalents without departing from the invention which is to be understood is broadly novel as is commensurate with the appended claims.

I claim:

I. A paintbrush holder comprising in combination:

a hook;

a spring;

a bracket;

said spring being an elongated helical spring having a hook on a first end attached to said hook;

said hook being adapted to be disposed with a part of said hook under the bottom ofa paint. bucket;

a second hook on a second end of said spring engaging said bracket;

said bracket having upwardly extending arms adapted to receive a paintbrush therebetween;

a portion ofsaid bracket extending from said arms;

a blade portion extending generally parallel to said bracket and spaced therefrom; and

said blade being adapted to be received in a rim of a paint bucket.

2. The holder recited in claim I wherein said bracket is made of a flat sheet metal, said sheet being bent laterally generally at right angles along two opposite edges thereby forming the legs, said arms extending from said legs inward toward each other, then bent arcuately to outward then inward forming a brush receiving recess, the ends of said arms then diverging outward forming a cleft to receive the handle of a brush being inserted in said holder.

3. The brush holder recited in claim 2 wherein the part of said sheet at the base of said arms is bent outward at right an gles to said arms forming a support portion, said sheet at the end of said support portion is bent generally at right angles to said support portion forming a parallel part.

4. A paintbrush holder comprising in combination:

a hook;

a spring;

a bracket;

said spring being an elongated helical spring having a hook on a first end attached to said hook;

said hook being adapted to be disposed with a part of said hook under the bottom of a paint bucket;

a second hook on a second end of said spring engaging said bracket;

said bracket having upwardly extending arms adapted to receive a paintbrush therebetween;

a portion of said bracket extending from said arms;

a blade portion extending generally parallel to said bracket and spaced therefrom;

said blade being adapted to be received in a rim of a paint bucket;

said bracket being made of a flat sheet metal;

said sheet being bent laterally generally at right angles along two opposite edges thereby forming the legs;

said arms extending from said legs inward toward each other, then bent arcuately outward then inward forming a brush receiving recess;

the ends of saidarms then diverging outward forming a cleft to receive the handle of a brush being inserted in said holder;

part of said sheet at the base of said arms being bent outward at right angles to said arms forming a support portron;

said sheet at the end of said support portion is bent generally at right angles to said support portion forming a parallel part; and

said sheet is bent upward and outward from said parallel portion thereby forming a blade portion.

5. A paintbrush holder comprising in combination:

a hook;

a spring;

a bracket;

said spring being an elongated helical spring having a hook on a first end attached to said hook;

said hook being adapted to be disposed with a part of said hook under the bottom of a paint bucket;

a second hook on a second end of said spring engaging said bracket;

said bracket having upwardly extending arms adapted to receive a paint paintbrush therebetween;

a portion of said bracket extending from said arms;

a blade portion extending generally parallel to said bracket and spaced therefrom;

said blade being adapted to be received in a rim of a paint bucket;

said bracket being made of a flat sheet metal;

said sheet being bent laterally generally at right angles along two opposite edges thereby forming the legs;

said arms extending from said legs inward toward each other, then bent arcuately outward then inward forming a brush receiving recess;

the ends of said arms then diverging outward forming a cleft to receive the handle of a brush being inserted in said holder;

part of said sheet at the base of said arms being bent outward at right angles to said arms forming a support portion;

said sheet at the end of said support portion is bent generally at right angles to said support portion forming a parallel part;

said sheet is bent upward and outward from said parallel portion thereby forming a blade portion; and

said support portion has said blade portion struck downward from it, said blade portion being cut on three sides thereof from sad said support portion.

6. ln combination. a paint can and a paintbrush holder as recited in claim 1, said paintbrush holder being hooked under the bottom of said paint bucket and said blade being received in rim of said paint bucket.

7. The paintbrush holder recited in claim 1 wherein a paint bucket having a bottom and a rim around its upper edge is provided:

said blade being received in rim of said paint bucket;

said support portion being disposed horizontally over the said rim of said paint bucket; and i a paint brush supported between said arms and extending downward into said paint bucket. 

